
On April 26, 2016, iBuild Academy, Inc. celebrated its Grand Opening. The event was well attended and open to the public. It was great to see so many community businesses supporting the idea behind the program. We are having fun with children through hands-on interactions supporting science, technology, engineering, and math themes. We have built physical fitness courses in Minecraft, programmed robots to follow a maze, attempted some Rube Goldberg machines, and built weight-bearing bridges so far. The more the children are engaged in the process, the more learning takes place. The biggest area of improvement with the children has been in their social skills. Respecting the space and working with others are two of the main areas we focus on as children are solving the challenges presented to them. The future is here and iBuild Academy is doing their part to instill life long learning in science and technology.

